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Pirates clinch playoff spot: Photos from Chicago

Charlie Morton pitched seven shutout innings for the Pirates in their playoff-clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs.

Russel Martin raises the game ball in victory after making the tag for the final out at home plate.

Jason Grilli and Charlie Morton

Jeff Karstens and Jason Grilli

The locker room is covered in plastic as champagne starts flying and players grab their cameras to save memories of the special night.

The Pirates chanted "MVP" and drenched Andrew McCutchen with beer and champagne in Chicago after clinching a playoff berth Monday night.

Andrew McCutchen takes a swig of sparkling wine in the locker room in Chicago as the Pirates celebrate the franchise's first playoff berth in 21 years.

"We're definitely not done," McCutchen said after the Pirates clinched a wild-card playoff spot. "We've got some games left. We still could move farther."

It's a Marte par-tay with Neil Walker.

Neil Walker, a Pine-Richland High School graduate, knows how much the playoffs mean to Pirates fans. "The people of Pittsburgh have been waiting a long time for this team to come back and play winning baseball," he said.

Marlon Byrd was only a Pirate for a little more than a month, but he was one of the main reasons why the team popped champagne. "I've played 12 seasons in the big leagues and this is my first time doing this," he said. "... It's so nice and refreshing knowing the Pittsburgh Pirates are back into the playoffs."